The 900 block of Commercial is fully closed to traffic until further notice after a sinkhole was reported early Sunday. Emporia City Manager Trey Cocking says the city started getting word of the ...

The Kansas Shrine Duals took place for a third time Saturday at Newman University in Wichita. Four area wrestlers took the mat for a final time in their high school careers in support of Shriners ...

One person was hurt after a crash in south-central Emporia on Saturday night. The wreck happened near the intersection of South Commercial and West Logan around 9:30 pm. Emporia Fire Capt. Wade ...

The Kansas Legislature was busy Friday, both sending bills to Governor Laura Kelly for her approval and overriding bills that didn’t. Governor Kelly had vetoed House Bill 2635, which exempted crisis ...

Blue was the special color Saturday at the 2026 Flint Hills Optimist All Star Classic at White Auditorium in Emporia. The best senior basketball players shared the court and competed in two ...

Five either established or developing businesses got funding for their concepts during Emporia Main Street’s fifth annual Show of Hands pitch contest Thursday night: Nearly $20,000 in donor funds were ...

Emporia opened its 2026 track and field season Saturday with a strong showing at the ESU High School Relays at Welch Stadium, as the Spartan boys finished second overall and the girls placed third.

Three years after the passing of Emporia native Adam Tebben, his memory and love for teamwork and competition continue to live on through the efforts of his friends and family and the support of his ...

The Emporia State softball team fell twice to #11 Missouri Southern at the Trusler Sports Complex on Saturday.

For the third time over the past year, residents from in and out of Emporia gathered in the downtown corridor to raise their voices against the current Federal administration Saturday afternoon. The ...

Traditions, young and old, only exist and thrive if they have the support to do so. Safe to say, support for the Kiwanis Club of Emporia’s annual Pancake Day fundraiser is as strong as ever as the ...

Outdoor burning will be banned for the majority of the KVOE listening area for the third consecutive day Saturday. Red Flag Warnings affect Lyon, Chase, Coffey, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties ...